MCEMAX™ Product Information

M-Series
Series 5kV Electric Motor Analyzer

• Portable and battery powered

• Monitors Power Circuit, Insulation,
Stator, Rotor, and Air Gap
• Variable test voltage from 250 to
5000V
• Automatic IR, PI, DAR, and Step
Voltage Tests
• Measures insulation resistance to 3 TΩ
• Precision resistance with resolution to
10 µΩ using a 4-wire
wire bridge test
measurement
• Measures capacitance (pF) and
inductance (mH)
• Six channel simultaneous acquisition
• Torque and efficiency analysis
• Impedance and phase angle
measurement
• Power and current signature tests
Description
The MCEMAX™ Motor Circuit Evaluation test Whether your motor is running or shutdown,
equipment offers the most versatile approach to the MCEMAX™ can provide a health
troubleshooting and trending de
de-energized assessment of the six fault zones.
electric motors on the market today.
The MCEMAX™ evaluates:
It is equipped
d with a fully functional laptop • Incoming Power Quality and alerts
computer and loaded with MCEGold, the go gold the user if the distortion or harmonic
standard in motor management software. content exceeds IEEE limits.
• Cables and Power Circuit to verify
With MCEGold the entire test history of your the severity of a high
hig resistance
electric motor along with the latest in acceptance connection.
criteria from IEEE and NEMA is at your fing
fingertips. • Ground Insulation for deterioration,
Immediately following the test
test, Red or Yellow • Stator turn insulation for
color-coded
coded alarms identify any test data that is shorts/opens.
outside the acceptance criteria. • Rotor cage for breaks
br and shorted
iron.
The MCEMAX™ provides dynami
dynamic and static • Air Gap for non-symmetry
non or
testing
ing for all types of motors and generators eccentricity.
including AC Induction, Synchronous, Wound The case is made of ultra high impact ABS
Rotor, and DC motors. material for ruggedness. It is easy to carry
and no AC power is required, making tough
to reach motors or starters easier to test.
tes

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Data Includes: Ground Resistance Test Voltages:

• Phase-to-Phase Resistance 250-5000 V in 50 V steps
• Phase-to-Phase Inductance *250-1000 V in 50 V steps
• Balance of Resistance Range (Accuracy):
• Balance of Inductance 20 KΩ to 100 MΩ @250-500v (±2%)
• Ground Capacitance 100 MΩ to 1 GΩ @250-5000v (±2.5%)
• Polarization Index 1 GΩ to 220 GΩ @500-5000v (±5%)
• Dielectric Absorption Ratio 220 GΩ to 1000 GΩ @1kV-5kV (±5%)
• Measured Ground Resistance 1 TΩ to 3 TΩ @1kV-5kv (±20%)
• Corrected Ground Resistance Short circuit/charge current:
• Rotor Influence check 2 mA
• DC Field Inductance
• DC Field Resistance Capacitance Measurement:
• DC Field Capacitance Range (Accuracy):
• DC Field Ground Resistance 1000 to 220,000 pF @1200 Hz (±5%)
• DC Armature Tests
220,000 to 1,000,000 pF @300 Hz (±5%)
• Synchronous Motor Tests
Resolution:
• Wound Rotor Motor Tests
250 pF
• Current Spectral Analysis
• High Frequency Eccentricity Analysis
Inductance Measurement:
• Three Phase In-Rush/Start-Up
Range (Accuracy@1200 Hz):
• Phase-to-Phase and Line-to-Neutral Voltage
.05mH to 250mH (±1%)
• Voltage Imbalance
• Crest Factor Range (Resolution):
• Total Harmonic Distortion (THD) .05mH to <50mH (.01mH)
• % Full Load Amps 50mH to <100mH (.05mH)
• Phase Current RMS 100mH to 250mH (.1mH)
• Phase Impedance
• Impedance Imbalance Range (Accuracy @300 HZ):
• Power (KW, KVA, KVAR) 220mH to <700mH (±1%)
• Power Factor 700mH to 2000mH (±2%)
• Efficiency >2000mH to 5000mH (±5%)
• Energy Cost Analysis Resolution:
• Output Power .1mH to 25mH
• Torque
Resistance Measurement:
Range (Accuracy):
100 µΩ to 2000 Ω (±1%)
Range (Resolution):
.00010Ω to .02000Ω (.00001Ω)
.0200Ω to 2.000Ω (.0001Ω)
2.00Ω to 50.0Ω (.001Ω
50.00Ω to 1000.00Ω (.01Ω)
1000.0Ω to 2000.0Ω (.1Ω)

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Voltage Measurement: Test Lead Set:

AC Voltage 0-1000 Vrms
Direct line ±1% (10 to 100% of range)
Secondary line ±1% + PT error (10 to 100% of
range)
MTAP Leads 0-35 VAC ±1% +PT error (10 to 100%
of range)
DC Voltage 0-1000 Vpeak(qualitative only)
Current Measurement AC/DC:
±0.5% of input (± accuracy of the probes)
Standard Current Probes:
PdMA 2128.14
±1%(of reading) ±0.1mV from 1 to 12A
@100mV/A
±1%(of reading) ±2mV from 10 to 80A
@10mV/A
±2.5%(of reading) ±2mV from 100 to 150A
@10mV/A
10 ft. (3.05 m.) MCE Test Leads
10 ft. (3.05 m.) fused voltage leads for 3 phases and
ground
10 ft. (3.05 m) current probe cable connects 3
probes via BNC connector
Voltage probe accessory kit:
Three 6 ft. (1.83 m.) current probes for three phases
Computer Voltage Input:
AC 100-240 V, 50/60 Hz (computer)
Environmental
Operating Temperature:
32°F to 95°F (0°C to 35°C)
Storage Temperature:
-40°F to 149°F (-40°C to 65°C)
Operating Humidity:
10% - 90% (non-condensing)

Power Measurement: Storage Humidity:

THD/HVF/ Spectrum – 50th harmonic 5% - 95% (non-condensing)

Accuracies to within the specified +/- % accuracy or +/- two

Current Spectrum Analysis:
resolution steps whichever is greater. Note: Lowest range
8,000 lines resolution Inductance/Resistance (+/- 1 %) or Inductance (+/-
50µH)/Resistance (+/- 4µΩ), whichever is greater.
In-Rush/Start-Up Test:
Sampling rate 3,600/second
Test duration 1 minute

Rotor Evaluation test:

Sampling rate 960/second
Fmax 0-480 Hz
Resolution 8,000 lines

Eccentricity and Power Test:

Sampling rate 12,288/second
Fmax 0-6,000 Hz
Resolution 8,000 lines

Dimension:
18.5x14.5x6 in. (46.99x36.83x15.24 cm)

Weight:
26 lbs (11.79 kg)

Lightweight Portable Electric Motor Analyzer

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